Waking Up in Heaven tells the remarkable story of a woman, plagued with guilt
and skepticism, dramatically changed by the nine minutes she spent in heaven.
For most of her life, Crystal McVea was a skeptic whose history of abuse and bad
choices made her feel beyond the reach of God. She questioned if God was even
real. Then came 10 December 2009 and the moment that changed everything.
For nine minutes that night, Crystal went into full respiratory arrest. She was
unconscious and unable to breathe on her own, unaware of the crisis happening
around her as the hospital staff rushed to save her life. Crystal doesn’t remember
the trauma or losing consciousness; she just remembers waking up in heaven,
next to God. Crystal discusses some of the extraordinary things she encountered
in heaven, including the beautiful gates of heaven, our guardian angels and a lifealtering
vision of her younger self.
Waking Up in Heaven invites readers to witness the relentless pursuit of God in
a life that was broken and seemingly beyond hope, an awe-inspiring account of
love, forgiveness and redemption and the healing power of God’s presence. less